Hopeless at Gitmo: 'Torture & desperation with no end in sight' ....Hunger Strike Day 71

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Hopeless at Gitmo: 'Torture & desperation with no end in sight'

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Published on 17 Apr 2013


Amid the ongoing mass hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military officials have
disclosed two recent suicide attempts by protesting detainees. They also defended a
prison guard raid on cells over the weekend, which resulted in violent clashes with
several inmates.

RT's Bill Dod spoke with Moazzam Begg - who was released from Guantanamo without
charge after 2 years. He doesn't believe Obama's prepared to deliver on his pledge to
close the facility.

Meanwhile an independent American think tank releases a report accusing top U.S.
officials of being responsible for abuse at Guantanamo. The Constitution Project
concluded it was indisputable that torture had been carried out - READ MORE
http://on.rt.com/y6oudb

Ambassador James R. Jones - who helped compile the report - says most Guantanamo
detainees have completely lost hope.

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I feel that conscious beings can choose to die when they are faced with terrible circumstances like GITMO. Remember one of the dolphins that played "Flipper" killed itself by drowning (not coming up for air) as it lived an intolerable life. I also now question the premise that: "All life is good and all death is bad" for this reason.

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Gitmo guards clash with detainees over hunger strike

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Published on 17 Apr 2013


On Saturday, reports of Guantanamo Bay guards clashing with detainees
participating in a widespread hunger strike surfaced and still the US government
has yet to release details about the brawl. The hunger strike which started nearly
two months ago was a demonstration opposing the confiscation of copies of the
Koran and according to individuals with insight on the event, the scuffle claimed the
lives of some involved. David Remes, human rights lawyer, tells us what he knows
about incident.